A4: Isala on EHR: openEHR for secondary data use in radiotherapy.

Sophie de Klerk; William  Mensen; Heino Bosma; Lars Kuizenga; Rogier Janssen; Djoeri Lipman; Rix Groenboom

doi:10.1186/s12919-026-00367-3

Abstract

Abstract from EHRCON25-openEHR International Conference 2025.
The increasing demand for structured high-quality clinical data for AI and decision support systems highlights the shortcomings of current healthcare data infrastructure, particularly its misalignment with FAIR [1] data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable). In radiotherapy, clinical information is fragmented across systems, each with its own data model. This heterogeneity limits secondary data use for applications like research, business intelligence, and AI. Although existing standards like DICOM [2] provide extensive technical imaging and treatment delivery persistence capabilities, the clinical context (e.g. diagnosis, toxicity, treatment intention) is not covered. openEHR has emerged as a promising solution, offering semantic consistency through archetype-based modeling and growing interoperability with standards like OMOP and FHIR [3]. This study aimed to evaluate openEHR as a unified data platform for radiotherapy at Isala

Original language	English
Pages	4
Number of pages	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12919-026-00367-3
Publication status	Published - 8 Apr 2026
Event	EHRCON25: The openEHR International Conference - Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Duration: 16 Oct 2025 → 17 Oct 2025 https://openehr.org/event/ehrcon25/

Conference

Conference	EHRCON25: The openEHR International Conference
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	16/10/25 → 17/10/25
Internet address	https://openehr.org/event/ehrcon25/

Keywords

radiotherapy
open EHR
FAIR data
data infrastructure
healthcare

Research Focus Areas Hanze University of Applied Sciences * (mandatory by Hanze)

Entrepreneurship
Healthy Ageing

Research Focus Areas Research Centre or Centre of Expertise * (mandatory by Hanze)

Digital Transformation
Data Science

Publinova themes

ICT and Media
Technology
People and Society
Health

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